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Date Created:
Place Created: Washington DC
Year Created: 1922
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Over 3424 lynchings in 33 years (1889-1922) An anti-lynching bill was proposed to the senate that would have made lynching a federal felony and allowed perpetrators to be punished by fines, prison, or both. Ultimately the bill was dismissed by filibuster in the Senate by Southern Democrats.
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